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Sep 23, 2016 · The Lovers & the Despot. The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.
- (1.1K)
- Documentary, Biography, Thriller
- Ross Adam, Robert Cannan
- 2016-09-23
Jun 16, 2016 · In the 70s, after reaching the top of Korean society following a string of successful films, Choi was kidnapped in Hong Kong by North Korean agents and taken to meet Kim Jong-il.
- 2 min
- 84K
- Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
The Lovers and the Despot is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, about the 1978 abduction of South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, and film director Shin Sang-ok, by Kim Jong-il of North Korea.
After their glamorous romance ends, a famous director and actress are kidnapped by movie-obsessed dictator Kim Jong-il. Forced to play along with a bizarre filmmaking project, they get a second...
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- Paul Courtenay Hyu
- Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
- Tigerlily Films
Sep 22, 2016 · “The Lovers and the Despot” explores how and why Ms. Choi and Mr. Shin landed in North Korea, as does Paul Fischer’s 2015 book, “A Kim Jong-il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a ...
- Ross Adam, Robert Cannan
Sep 23, 2016 · The Lovers and the Despot takes a fascinating story about filmmaking, politics, kidnapping and propaganda and gives us almost no insight into the work of its two main characters, a director and his actress wife.
Available on Prime Video, Sling TV. Same Day As Theaters. The Lovers and the Despot tells the story of young, ambitious South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee, who met and fell in love in 1950s post-war Korea.
